A remote with a TV screen?

Last week at CES, Samsung unveiled a TV remote control that has its own television screen. Yes, you read that right, this remote actually has it's own TV screen on it! Scheduled to come out later this year with Samsung's new 9000 Series HDTVs (but sold separately), the touchscreen "All-in-One Premium Remote" looks somewhat like an iPhone and allows you to watch a different TV channel than the TV that it controls.

Why would you want to do this? Say you're watching football while your spouse wants to watch their favorite TV show. With this remote, one of you can watch on the remote control, the other on the TV. (Hmm...do you see arguments over who gets the "big TV"? You're on your own there...) Headphones can be used for the person watching TV on the remote. The All-in-One Premium Remote can even be taken into the other room and still work (how far away, we don't know yet).

Pricing has not been announced, but the All-in-One Premium Remote is due to come out later this year. Stay tuned!